Audi R8C Question?

wouterwolfs · 27 May 2003, 10:14 (Ref:611275)

Hello,

I am doing a subject over the audi R8C. Explicit over the air- management but I dont find any technical info and photos of technical purpose.

I want to ask to all forum readers If they can help me with this task.

best regards,

wouter wolfs

rdjones · 27 May 2003, 10:27 (Ref:611285)

This might help - http://www.mulsannescorner.com/audir8c.htm it is from Mulsanne Mike's wonderful and usefu; site

wouterwolfs · 27 May 2003, 12:20 (Ref:611372)

thank you for your reply RDJONES , but I already have that information of mulsannescorner. I'm looking for something specific more technical information with pictures. form above.

your sincerely,

wouter wolfs

Javi · 27 May 2003, 12:21 (Ref:611374)

The article in Mulsannescorner is just SUPERB. I encourage everyone to visit the site (think most of you already have), very complete and precise, the explanations are clear and detailed. I´ve enjoyed it so so much

H16 · 27 May 2003, 14:14 (Ref:611490)

The Audi R8C was more a result of the Audi R8R being caught outdated by the BMW LMR's single rool hoop. That is how it was explained in the RACER write up after 1999.

It was a car that was undertested after being set up so quickly. The engine was the same, the gearboxes, I believe, different, and of course, the body.

At the time, Audi were asked if there would be any "rivarly" between the R8R and R8C and they said "Some, but they are both out to achive Audi victory".

pitviper · 28 May 2003, 00:09 (Ref:611959)

and with audi looking to build a GTP for 04, could we see it's "prper" return garner yet another one of those Audi victories?

pit

**Aysedasi** · 28 May 2003, 06:40 (Ref:612119)

It's got a roof and always looked 10 times better than the R8R. I know there are loads who disagree with me, but I was very disappointed that it only lasted one LM.

AllonFS · 28 May 2003, 07:43 (Ref:612163)

And the best back-fire ever when shifting up the gears! During practice and when it was on its own in the race you could hear the upshifts from Maison Blanche campsite as it accelerated out of the Ford chicane and up past the pits. Great stuff, but I wasn't overly surprised that it didn't last the distance.

pirenzo · 28 May 2003, 12:05 (Ref:612384)

Quote:

Originally posted by Aysedasi
It's got a roof and always looked 10 times better than the R8R. I know there are loads who disagree with me, but I was very disappointed that it only lasted one LM.

I thought it was hideous, and despite only knowing of it through the artice at Mulsannes Corner, i wasn't surprised to read at the end of the article that it was a failure...
It looked like a Hippo....

BSchneiderFan · 28 May 2003, 13:19 (Ref:612473)

I liked the R8C visually. I also loved that one of the doors blew off in testing, but they didn't have any spares so they had to send the driver (Andy Wallace?) to go and get the old door!

**Aysedasi** · 28 May 2003, 14:32 (Ref:612548)

Quote:

Originally posted by pirenzo
I thought it was hideous, and despite only knowing of it through the artice at Mulsannes Corner, i wasn't surprised to read at the end of the article that it was a failure...
It looked like a Hippo....

Well, if the R8C was a "hippo", the R8R (especially the original one) was an insult to the entire animal kingdom......

pirenzo · 29 May 2003, 12:20 (Ref:613467)

I liked the R8R. And if we took the roof off the R8C (of course it tried to do that itself at one point

), and put it in direct competition with the R8R, what would you be saying then?....

Then again, the R8 surpassed them both, and that could be prettier still with a roof.....(or maybe it would simply become acceptable in your case?

)

**Aysedasi** · 29 May 2003, 12:24 (Ref:613478)

What would be the point of taking the roof off? It's a question of personal preference I know, but I'm well known here for a liking of rooves.......

The R8 with a roof - well, it could only improve the looks - lets face it, it aint a pretty car, is it?

pirenzo · 29 May 2003, 12:27 (Ref:613489)

I like it....

I don't think those agressive angles and mean looking headlights do it any favours though....

It has a neat, well put together, and very purposeful look about it that i like.

**Aysedasi** · 29 May 2003, 12:42 (Ref:613529)

Its a helluva car - to be sure, I just don't think its a pretty car at all. Put a Pesca Courage side by side with an R8, or the Dallara from last year and on looks alone, it pales in comparison. The only shame is it doesn't on performance!

pirenzo · 29 May 2003, 16:27 (Ref:613822)

Well, maybe i just haven't seen enough really pretty cars....
Though there was a car at Goodwood FoS last year that was absolutely amazing...
Then again, that the R8 is pretty is an opinion coming from someone who doesn't think the 956/962 is all that special, and was made to look nicer than it really was by those beautiful paint jobs

**Aysedasi** · 29 May 2003, 17:12 (Ref:613872)

The 956/962 was a work of art compared to the R8.......

pirenzo · 29 May 2003, 19:28 (Ref:614016)

Not IMO. I liked the Rondeau that won in 1980, i suppose that says it all....
The 956 is just too plain dull looking. The Jags, Saubers, i think are/were nicer.

**Aysedasi** · 30 May 2003, 05:31 (Ref:614348)

All a matter of taste, isn't it. For me, the Group C cars were all far better looking and nicer to watch than the current open LMPs - and as for the Toyotas.....well, no comparison

chris24 · 30 May 2003, 12:09 (Ref:614653)

Personally, I loved the R8C,but the R8 though is now looking a bit dull, apart from the Crocodile and Gulf cars. Design wise, i love the 2002 Bentley Exp 8, 1991 Mazda 787B, Porsche 911 GT1 and 1997 Lister Storm GT1. All funily enough had roofs. I did like the Panoz LMP1 in the Visteon colours though.

**Aysedasi** · 30 May 2003, 12:18 (Ref:614668)

A man withn taste. Add the GT-One and the McLaren F1 and we'd be pretty close.

pirenzo · 30 May 2003, 16:49 (Ref:614978)

See i don't like the F1 either.

I do like the GT-One, and i really do like the Mazda 787b.

**Aysedasi** · 30 May 2003, 20:40 (Ref:615220)

The F1 was a gorgeous car with a gorgeous noise too....

pirenzo · 30 May 2003, 21:22 (Ref:615251)

I don't remember the noise. I saw it at Brands in '96 for the BPR (and the Porsche GT1 too, that was it's first race, and it's first win, and by a country mile too)

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